Estonia

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Albania

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Armenia

Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Bulgaria

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Cuba

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Indonesia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Malta

Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)

Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


México

Borrowed from Spanish México, borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.


Brasil

Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Portugal

From Old Galician-Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Vietnam

Vietname (alternative)
Vietnão (alternative)


URSS

Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas#Galician

(historical) USSR (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas)


Australia

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Macedonia

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

(historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

administrative region
administrative region

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

(historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


Pernambuco

Northeast Region
Northeast Region#English

a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Recife


Brasilia

Distrito Federal
Distrito Federal#English

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the state capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


Asia

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

(historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)


Madrid

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


California

California (the most populous state of the United States)


Toscana

Tuscany (an administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna)


Daniel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel


Liguria

Liguria (an administrative region of northwest Italy)


Tarragona

Tarragona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)

Tarragona (a city in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain)


Valencia

Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain; in full, Valencian Community)

Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)


Calabria

Calabria (a peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy)


Campania

Campania (an administrative region of southern Italy)


España

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Venus

planets of the Solar System: planeta do sistema solar: Mercurio · Venus · Terra · Marte · Xúpiter · Saturno · Urano · Neptuno [edit]


Chamorro

Unknown. Cognate with Spanish chamorro (“shaved”).


Rusia

From Medieval Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Varangians, inhabitants of Rus”).

der

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Sicilia

Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


Piemonte

Piedmont (an administrative region in the north of Italy)


Biblia

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “books”).


Europa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Europa, borrowed from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

etymon

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

(Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)

(astronomy) Europa (52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon)


Ares

From Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Estados Unidos

United States (a country in North America)


Grecia

Learned borrowing from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).

República Helénica
República Helénica#Galician

Greece (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: República Helénica)


Siria

Etymology tree
Akkadian Aššūrbor.
Ancient Greek Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros)
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā)bor.
Latin Syrialbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese Siria
Galician Siria
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Siria, borrowed from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Francia

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


UE

initialism of Unión Europea (English: EU)


Galiza

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Galiza, from Early Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, older Callaecia; from Callaecī, a local tribe whose name was applied by the Romans to all other tribes dwelling north of the Douro, in western Hispania. From Proto-Celtic *kallī- (“wood”) or from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-ní-s (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-; + a relational suffix *-aecus, of Lusitanian origin.

inh+

vio hũu camino d'estrelas que se começaua sobre lo mar de Frisa et ya por ontre Alamana et Ytalia et por ontre França et Aquita[n]ia et ya dereytamente por meogo da Gascona et por Nauara et por Espana, et ya ferir en Galiza

1390, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 70:

He saw a way in the stars, starting over the sea of Friesland and then going in between Germany and Italy, and in between France and Aquitaine, and then right through the middle of Gascony and Navarre and Spain, and it ended in Galicia

Galicia (a former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain)

os condes de Galiza, poys que nõ poderõ sofrer o mal que el rey dõ Rramiro lles fazia, alçarõ rey en Sanctiago a dõ Bermudo, fillo del rey dõ Ordono

1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 174:

The counts of Galicia, as they could not endure the pain that king Ramiro was inflicting on them, crowned Bermudo —the son of king Ordoño— as king in Santiago


Samos

From an earlier Samãos. Attested as Samanos in local early Medieval Latin documents, it being the name of a local monastery founded under Suevic or Gothic rule in the 6th or 7th century; either from Proto-Germanic *samanai, cf. Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰 (samana, “together”) and Old High German gisemini (“congregation”), or from a Paleo-Hispanic, from a Celtic cognate of this Germanic forms.

cog

a town and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Saturno

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Saturno, from Latin Saturno.
Cognate with Portuguese Saturno.


Plutón

From Latin Pluton, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).


Carlos

a male given name, equivalent to English Charles, Carl, or Karl


Serbia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Montenegro

an ancient territory in northern Galicia


Montenegro

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Acre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre (a port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith)


Acre

Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil)


Boo

From boo (“good”), from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus.


Colonia

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


Deus

From Old Galician-Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus.

Sòs mentes en Deus do Céo,
agarimo podo achàr,
pois cuitadiña de min;
já non teño Pay, nin Nay!

1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

Just in God of Heaven
shelter I can find
Because, pity me,
No longer I have mum or dad


Deva

A hydronym, attested in Medieval Latin as Deva. From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *deiwā (“goddess”), from Proto-Celtic *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Cognate of English Dee.

a river in Ourense, Galicia, flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Arbo

a river in Pontevedra, Galicia, flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Pontedeva


Granada

[ɡɾaˈna.ð̞ɐ]

[ɡɾaˈna.ð̞ɐ]

[ħɾaˈna.ð̞ɐ]

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Paz

From the Medieval Galician form Paaz, from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaez, from an older Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from Paio (“Pelagius”) or Pelagio and the patronymic suffix -ez, originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius".
Cognate with Spanish Peláez.

Paes (alternative)
Páez (alternative)
Pais (alternative)


Porto

a large number of villages and parishes throughout Galicia, Spain

Porto (a city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal)


Pose

From Old Galician-Portuguese posse (“possession; ownership”).


Sa

Attested in Medieval Latin charters as Sala, from Suevic [Term?] or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *salą (“house, dwelling”).

der

a village in Senra parish, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Veiga parish, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Pezobre parish, Santiso, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Cordido parish, Foz, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Recaré parish, O Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Covelas parish, Ribadeo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Mouricios parish, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Baltar parish, A Pastoriza, Lugo, Galicia

a village in San Xiao de Mos parish, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Insua parish, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Araúxo parish, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Albarellos parish, Boborás, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Valongo parish, Cortegada, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Serantes parish, Leiro, Ourense, Galicia

Negueira de Ramuín
Negueira de Ramuín#English

a village in Armariz parish, Negueira de Ramuín, Ourense, Galicia

a village in O Condado parish, Padrenda, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Domés parish, Verea, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Borraxeiros parish, Agolada, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Val de Sangorza parish, Agolada, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Camposancos parish, A Guarda, Pontevedra, Galicia


Inglaterra

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Noruega

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Islandia

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


PT

Partido da Terra
Partido da Terra#Galician

(politics, historical) initialism of Partido da Terra


Andrade

English: Andrade

Cebuano: Andrade

Portuguese: Andrade

Spanish: Andrade

Spanish: Andrada

Tagalog: Andrade

[an̪ˈd̪ɾa.ð̞ɪ]

From Late Latin Andreati (attested in Dalmatia, 6th century, CIL III 9561), late genitive form of Andreas (“Andrew”), from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās); so meaning "Andrew's" (place/villa/property).
During the Late Middle Ages this became the surname of a powerful noble family from Northern Galicia, later passing into Portugal, Spain, the rest of Europe, the New World and the Philippines.

a parish of Pontedeume, A Coruña, Galicia

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English

a village in Aríns parish, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Calde parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Las parish, San Amaro, Ourense, Galicia

a surname transferred from the place name


Bosnia-Hercegovina

Bosnia e Hercegovina (alternative)
Bósnia-Herzegóvina (alternative)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Lisboa

From Old Galician-Portuguese Lixbõa, from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna) from Vulgar Latin Olisipona, from Latin Olisīpō, possibly from Phoenician or Tartessian.


Londres

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Londres, borrowed from Old French Londres, possibly from Old English Lunden, possibly from Latin Londinium.

etymon

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


Rodríguez

[roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞eθ]

[roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞eθ]

From Rodrigo (“Roderick”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, plus the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Roderick".

a patrilineal surname transferred from the given name (the most common Galician surname)


Miguel

From Latin Michāēlem, accusative of Michāēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

der

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

a surname transferred from the given name


Líbano

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Cantabria

[kɑn̪ˈt̪a.β̞ɾjɐ]

Cantabria (an autonomous community and province in northern Spain)


Castela

(historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)

Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)


Afrodita

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Abkhazia

international community
international community

Abkhazia (a geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country in the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the vast majority of the international community)


Galicia

From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

Galicia (a former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain)


Rute

a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth


Santiago

[s̺an̪ˈt̪jɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]

[s̺an̪ˈt̪jɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-der.
Proto-Italic *sankjō
Proto-Italic *sanktos
Latin sānctus
Hebrew עקב
Hebrew יַעֲקֹבbor.
Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb)
Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor.
Latin Iācōbus
Old Galician-Portuguese Santiago
Galician Santiago
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Santiago, from Latin Sānctus Iācōbus (“Saint James”).
Cognate with Fala, Portuguese, and Spanish Santiago.

inh+

a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James

Santiago, Santiago de Compostela (the capital city of Galicia, Spain)

Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile#English

Santiago, Santiago de Chile (the capital city of Chile)


Diego

From the local Early Medieval Latin Didacus, attested since the 8th century. While frequently used as an alternative form of James, so equating this name and Santiago or Iago, there is no etymological relation in between both names.


Deimos

(astronomy) Deimos (the outermost natural satellite of Mars)

(Greek mythology) Deimos (a son of the god Ares)


Sara

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Sarah


Rodrigo

[roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞ʊ]

[roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞ʊ]

[roˈð̞ɾi.ħʊ]

From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks (literally “famous ruler”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Roderick


Sevilla

[s̺eˈβ̞i.ɟɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sevilha, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”). Compare Portuguese Sevilha.

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)

Seville (a province of Andalusia, Spain)


Algarve

[ɑɫˈɣ̞ɑɾ.β̞ɪ]

[ɑɫˈɣ̞ɑɾ.β̞ɪ]

[ɑɫˈħɑɾ.β̞ɪ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Algarve, from Arabic الغَرْب (al-ḡarb, “the west”).

Algarve (a traditional region and former kingdom in Portugal)


Zaragoza

Çarakozta (alternative)
Çaragoça (alternative)
Caragoça (alternative)
Saracoça (alternative)
Saracuza (alternative)
Saragoça (alternative)
Saragoza (alternative)
Çaragoza (alternative)
Zaracoça (alternative)
Zarachoza (alternative)
Zarakoza (alternative)
Saragoça (alternative)

Zaragoza (a province of Aragon, Spain; capital: Zaragoza)


Murcia

Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)

Murcia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain)


Cataluña

Catalonia (an autonomous community in northeast Spain)


Aragón

Aragon (an autonomous community and medieval kingdom in northeastern Spain)


País Vasco

Basque Country
Basque Country#English:_Q47588

Basque Country (a cultural region that straddles the border of Spain and France, where the Basque language is traditionally spoken)

Basque Country
Basque Country#English:_Q3995

Basque Country (an autonomous community in northern Spain)


Navarra

Navarre (an autonomous community and province in northern Spain)

(historical) Navarre (a former kingdom, originally predominantly Basque-speaking, in modern northern Spain and southwest France)

Navarre (a geographic region and former province in the Northern Basque Country in the present Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwest France; in full, Lower Navarre)


Raquel

Borrowed from Late Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rakhél, “ewe”).

a female given name from Late Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew]


Cristo

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).


Franco

From Old Galician-Portuguese franco (“French; sincere; generous”), used as a byname meaning either "the Frenchman" or the "generous; sincere; loyal" one.


Praga

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


Irán

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Luxemburgo

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Irlanda

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Reino Unido

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Gran Bretaña

Gram-Bretanha (alternative)
Grã-Bretanha (alternative)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Inés

a female given name, equivalent to English Agnes


André

From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew


AFI

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet

IPA; acronym of Alfabeto Fonético Internacional (“International Phonetic Alphabet”)


Berlín

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)


Andalucía

autonomous community
autonomous community

Andalusia (a historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain)


María

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (maryām).

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


Escocia

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Gales

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Suecia

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Letonia

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


Lituania

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Eslovenia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Croacia

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Iago

Borrowed from Spanish Yago, from Old Spanish Yago, from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Xacobe and Xaime.

etymon

a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob


Estónia

reintegrationist spelling of Estonia: Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Lois

Adaptation of Old French Lois, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis


París

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


Oceanía

Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)


Afganistán

Afganistám (alternative)
Afganistão (alternative)
Afeganistão (alternative)

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Copenhague

Ultimately from Danish København, from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn.

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


República Checa

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Laredo

From laredo (“scree”), from Latin glārētum, from glārea (“gravel”) + -ētum, "place with gravel".

a village in Chapela parish, Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia


Catarina

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Marga

a diminutive of the female given name Margarida, equivalent to English Marge


América

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)


África

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)

(historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)


Ulla

Attested as Ulla in Classical Latin (Pomponius Mela) and as Ulia during the Middle Ages. From a substrate language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *u̥lHyeh₂, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”).

der

a village in Maceda parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Berres parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia


Antártida

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


OTAN

w:gl:Organización do Tratado do Atlántico Norte

acronym of Organización do Tratado do Atlántico Norte: NATO


Moscova

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


Transilvania

Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)


Verónica

a female given name, equivalent to English Veronica


Nela

a diminutive of the female given name Manoela


América do Norte

North America
North America#English:_Q49

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)


Osmo

Documented as Osamo in 1158. A Celtic place name, from Proto-Celtic *uxsamo- (“the uppermost”), from Proto-Celtic *owxs- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-, "high") + Proto-Celtic *-samo-, a superlative suffix.


Picardía

administrative region
administrative region

Picardy (a former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France region)


Nápoles

From Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα πόλις (néa pólis, “new city”).

Naples (a city and province, the regional capital of Campania, Italy)


Ames

Attested as Oliames in 1143; as Oiames in 1145; and as Ames and Oames in the 14th and 15th centuries. Probably from Paleo-Hispanic.

a municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain


Xibraltar

[ʃi.β̞ɾɑl̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)


Arabia Saudita

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Alberte

[ɑlˈβ̞ɛɾ.t̪ɪ]

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Albert


Chequia

República Checa
República Checa#Galician

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe; official name: República Checa)


océano Atlántico

Atlantic Ocean (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east)

oceans: océano: océano Antártico · océano Ártico · océano Atlántico · océano Índico · océano Pacífico [edit]


Centroamérica

From centro (“centre”) + América (“America”).

Central America
Central America#English:_Q27611

Central America (a continental region in North America, consisting of the countries lying between Mexico and South America)


Roma

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)


Chao

From chao (“plain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin planus (“flat”).

a large number of villages and other places in Galicia, Spain


Aristóteles

From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


Bután

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Cabo Verde

[ˈkɑ.β̞ʊ ˈβ̞eɾ.ð̞ɪ]

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Sofía

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


Estrasburgo

Strasbourg (the capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est)


Elvira

a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira


Países Baixos

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Leonor

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Bretaña

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Bretanha, from Latin Britannia.

inh+

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)


Edimburgo

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


Lita

a diminutive of the female given name Manoela


Oviedo

Oviedo (the capital city of Asturias, Spain)


EUA

Estados Unidos da América
Estados Unidos da América#Galician

United States of America
United States of America#English

initialism of Estados Unidos da América (= United States of America): a country in North America: USA


Estados Unidos de América

United States of America (a country in North America)


Marrocos

From Old Galician-Portuguese Marrocos (“Marrakech”), from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš).


Carmela

a diminutive of the female given name Carme


Asturias

Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea)

Asturias (a former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 C.E., in modern northwest Spain and Portugal)


Grenlandia

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Serra Leoa

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Bama

Documented in 912 as Vama. A Celtic place name: from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“under”) + Proto-Celtic *-amo-, a superlative suffix. From Proto-Indo-European *(s)úp-m̥mo- (“uppermost”): Latin summus, Sanskrit उपम (upama), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma).


Tomé

From Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


Gante

Ghent (the capital city of East Flanders, Belgium)


Toledo

Castilla-La Mancha
Castilla-La Mancha#English

Toledo (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Toledo)


Turquía

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Edipo

From Latin Oedipus, from Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous).


Damasco

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


eurozona

Derived from euro- (“Euro-”) + zona (“zone”).


Cracovia

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

Krakow (a city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole)


Chipre

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Micaela

a female given name, equivalent to English Michaela


Imelda

Borrowed from Italian Imelda, name of a saint (cf. Imelda Lambertini), cognate with modern German Irmhild, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz (“all, whole”) + *hildiz (“battle”).


Niza

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Nice (a coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France)


Lúa

Et uós yde en toda guisa cras, ante que saya a lua

1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 689:

You'll go there tomorrow, any which way, before the moon rises


Fobos

(Greek mythology) Phobos (son of the god Ares)


Tritón

(Greek mythology) Triton (son of the god Poseidon)


Titán

(astronomy) Titan (largest moon of Saturn)


Ganímedes

(astronomy) Ganymede (large moon of Jupiter)

(Greek mythology) Ganymede (servant of the gods)


Calisto

(astronomy) Callisto (large moon of Jupiter)

(Greek mythology) Callisto (nymph raped by Zeus)


Ío

(Greek mythology) Io (priestess of Hera)


América do Sur

South America
South America#English:_Q18

South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)


Panxea

(geology) Pangaea (a former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana)


Xerusalén

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Xapón

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


Xamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


San Mariño

Sam Marinho (alternative)
São Marinho (alternative)

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Suíza

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Ucraína

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedonia

República Iugoslava da Macedonia (canonical feminine)
Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedónia (alternative)

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia#English:_Q221

(historical) former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (former long form of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula; used in diplomatic circles before the 2019 agreement that produced the name North Macedonia due to the naming dispute with Greece over the former name of the country, Macedonia; abbreviation ARIM)


ARIM

Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedonia#Galician

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia#English

(historical) acronym of Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedonia (= former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), former long form of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula: FYROM


República Helénica

Hellenic Republic
Hellenic Republic#English:_Q41

Hellenic Republic (official name of Greece: a country in Southeast Europe)


Cidade do Vaticano

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Bosnia e Hercegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bélxica

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Alemaña

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alemanna, from Latin Alemānnia, from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz.

inh+

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


González

a surname originating as a patronymic, son of Gonzalo


Nadal

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Compare Portuguese Natal.


Xordania

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Xeorxia

Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Dorian segue a súa traxectoria cara a Florida con ventos de 175 km por hora. Despois chegará a Xeorxia e Carolina do sur.

2019 September 3, “O Furacán Dorian chegará á costa da Florida con menos forza”, in TVG:

Dorian follows its trajectory toward Florida with 175 km per hour winds. Afterward it will arrive at Georgia and South Carolina.

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Aquitania

Aquitaine (a historical region of France)


Hamburgo

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


Adrao

a male given name, equivalent to English Adrian


Alfabeto Fonético Internacional

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet

(phonetics) International Phonetic Alphabet


Austria-Hungría

(historical) Austria-Hungary (a former multi-ethnic empire and country in Central Europe existing from 1867 to 1918)


Occidente

the West; the western world; Europe and North America collectively


Lacio

administrative region
administrative region

Lazio (an administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital)

(historical) Latium (a historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire)


Quioto

Kyoto (the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)


Véneto

Veneto (an administrative region of northern Italy, roughly corresponding to the ancient Venetia)


Guinea Ecuatorial

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Mauricio

Mauritius (a country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (the main island of the country of Mauritius)

a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice


Alto Volta

Upper Volta (former name of Burkina Faso: a country in West Africa, used from 1958-1984)


Antigo Testamento

Old Testament (first half of the Christian Bible)


Novo Testamento

New Testament (second half of the Christian Bible)


Coira

Attested in the Middle Ages as Cauria; from Hispano-Celtic *kauria, from Proto-Celtic *kawaros (“strong”).

San Fiz de Monfero
San Fiz de Monfero#English

a village in San Fiz de Monfero parish, Monfero, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Nebra parish, Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Biduído parish, Ames, A Coruña, Galicia

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English

a village in Laraño parish, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Reis parish, Teo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Folgoso parish, Allariz, Ourense, Galicia


Casanova

[ˌkɑ.s̺aˈnɔ.β̞ɐ]

a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia


Eurabia

(derogatory) Eurabia (a supposed future, Islamized Europe)


Xesús

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ihesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yəhôšuaʿ).

a male given name, equivalent to Spanish Jesús


FMI

Fondo Monetario Internacional
Fondo Monetario Internacional#Galician

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund#English

initialism of Fondo Monetario Internacional (“IMF (International Monetary Fund)”)


Oregón

Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest#English

Oregon (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


Rial

From Latin rivalis, from rivus (“brook”).

a parish of Val do Dubra, A Coruña, Galicia

a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia

a large number of villages and hamlets throughout Galicia


América Central

Central America
Central America#English:_Q27611

Central America (a continental region in North America, consisting of the countries lying between Mexico and South America)


Seúl

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


Xan

From Old Galician-Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English John or Spanish Juan


Escandinavia

Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands)

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula#English

Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)


Estremadura

autonomous community
autonomous community

Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain)


Málaga

Malaga (a city and province of Andalusia, Spain)


Filadelfia

Philadelphia (a large city in the United States)


Bizancio

(historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)


Froila

From Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô ("lord", from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per-, "to go forward") and the male diminutive suffix *-ilô (compare Attila, Wulfila).


Iemen

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Xixón

Gijón (alternative)
Gijom (alternative)
Gijão (alternative)


Posse

From Old Galician-Portuguese posse (“possession; ownership”).


Capetón

Capetom (alternative)
Capetão (alternative)

Cape Town (the legislative capital of South Africa)


Proteo

(astronomy) Proteus, the sixth satellite of the planet Neptune


Catalunha

reintegrationist spelling of Cataluña: Catalonia (an autonomous community in northeast Spain)


Pequín

Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)


Canarias

Canary Islands
Canary Islands#English:_Q5813

synonym of Illas Canarias: Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)


Xosé

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


Badaxoz

Badajoz (a province of Extremadura, Spain)

Badajoz (a city, the provincial capital of Badajoz, Spain)


Tolosa

From Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.

Toulouse (the capital city of Haute-Garonne department, France; the capital city of the region of Occitania)


Nixeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Oural

Unknown. Primarily an oronym attested in local Latin documents since the 10th century as Aural; perhaps from Latin aurum (“gold”) or from aurora (“dawn”).

a parish of Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Mántaras parish, Irixoa, A Coruña, Galicia

Filgueira de Barranca
Filgueira de Barranca#English

a village in Filgueira de Barranca parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia

San Tomé de Lourenzá
San Tomé de Lourenzá#English

a village in San Tomé de Lourenzá parish, Lourenzá, Lugo, Galicia

a town in Chorente parish, Sarria, Lugo, Galicia

Santa Cruz do Oural; a village in Vila de Mouros parish, O Incio, Lugo, Galicia

Salvaterra de Miño
Salvaterra de Miño#English

a village in Fornelos parish, Salvaterra de Miño, Pontevedra, Galicia


Eurocopa

(soccer) Euros (UEFA European Football Championship)


Amarante

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Amarante, from the genitive of the Latin personal name Latin Amaranthus, from Ancient Greek αμάραντος (amárantos). Compare Portuguese Amarante.

inh+

San Fiz de Amarante
San Fiz de Amarante#English

San Fiz de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)

San Martiño de Amarante
San Martiño de Amarante#English

San Martiño de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)

Santa Mariña do Castro de Amarante#English

Santa Mariña do Castro de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)

Santo Estevo do Castro de Amarante#English

Santo Estevo do Castro de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)

a locality in Cuíña parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia

a surname transferred from the place name


Chaves

→ Spanish: Chaves

Spanish: Chávez

→ English: Chavez

→ English: Chaves


Gondomar

From Medieval Latin Gundemari, genitive of Gundemarus, from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from a compound of Proto-Germanic *gunþiz (“battle”) and *mērijaz (“great; famous”).

a town and municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

a parish of Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in San Xiao de Vea parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia


Acerbaixán

Azerbaijam (alternative)
Azerbaijão (alternative)

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Roi

From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks (literally “famous ruler”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Roderick


Monforte

From Old French Monfort (“stronghold”). Its earlier name was Pino, former Dactonium.

Monforte de Lemos: a municipality and city in Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Vigo

A Latin place name: from Old Galician-Portuguese Vigo, already a toponymical form, from Latin vīcus (“village, hamlet”); from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village”).
Cognates
From the same Latin vicus via Latin villa: Catalan vila, French village, English village
From the same Latin vicus: Galician veciño, Galician vila, Catalan Vic, Italian vico, Italian vicolo, Italian vicolo cieco, [Term?]
From the same Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- via Proto-Germanic *wīhsą: Dutch wijk, German Weichbild, English Greenwich, English Gatwick

col

Cognates

Vigo (a city and municipality on the southwest coast of Galicia, Spain)

San Xulián de Vigo
San Xulián de Vigo#English

San Xulián de Vigo (a parish of Paderne, A Coruña, Galicia)

a village in Larín parish, Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Dexo parish, Oleiros, A Coruña, Galicia

Vilanova de Santiso
Vilanova de Santiso#English

Malpica de Bergantiños
Malpica de Bergantiños#English

a village in Vilanova de Santiso parish, Malpica de Bergantiños, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Callobre parish, Miño, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Cervás parish, Ares, A Coruña, Galicia

San Xurxo de Moeche
San Xurxo de Moeche#English

a village in San Xurxo de Moeche parish, Moeche, A Coruña, Galicia

San Martiño de Duio
San Martiño de Duio#English

a village in San Martiño de Duio parish, Fisterra, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Dodro parish, Dodro, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Cruces parish, Padrón, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Lamas parish, Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Vilaronte parish, Foz, Lugo, Galicia

Santiago de Mondoñedo
Santiago de Mondoñedo#English

a village in Santiago de Mondoñedo parish, Mondoñedo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Miñotos parish, Ourol, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Mariz parish, Chanta, Lugo, Galicia

Vigo de Mosteiro
Vigo de Mosteiro#English

Vigo de Mosteiro (a village in Mosteiro parish, Guntín, Lugo, Galicia)

a village in Zolle parish, Guntín, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Bacurín parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia


Carballo

a town and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

San Xil de Carballo
San Xil de Carballo#English

San Xil de Carballo (a parish of Samos, Lugo, Galicia)

several villages and hamlets all along Galicia


Lito

a diminutive of the male given name Manoel


A Rioxa

autonomous community
autonomous community

La Rioja (an autonomous community and province in northern Spain)


Xoán

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Bretanha

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)


A Coruña

Uncertain. Predominant theories are:
* A corruption of the word for “crown”;
* From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France;
* From Scottish Gaelic cork orrunach (literally “harbor of the brave men”): Celtic settlers had been known to explore the coast;
* From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.

bor

Cruña (alternative dated)
A Corunha (alternative)

A Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: A Coruña)

A Coruña (the capital city of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain)


O Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Exipto

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Costa do Marfil

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Níxer

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Niger (a major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)


San Tomé e Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe


Pereira

At face value, from pereira (“pear tree”). Alternatively, from Medieval Latin petraria, from petra (“stone”) + -aria. For the evolution compare Pérez, a patronymical surname derived from Petrus.

A name of a number of villages and parishes in Galicia.


Cervantes

From the mountain river of the same name, from a substrate language, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to cut off”) (compare Latin curvus).


Figueroa

From one of several places in Galicia bearing this name; from local Medieval Latin ficāriā (“fig tree”), from Latin ficus (“fig”), + -ola (a diminutive suffix).


Sardeña

Sardinia (an island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Ámsterdam

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


Normandía

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


Lombardía

Lombardy (an administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley)


Ancara

Ankara (the capital city and province of Turkey)


Caetano

Learned borrowing from Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint. Compare Sicilian Caitanu.

lbor

(masculine) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Cajetan


Cosme

a male given name, equivalent to English Cosmas


Frígia

reintegrationist spelling of Frixia: (historical) Phrygia (a geographic region and ancient kingdom in the west central part of Asia Minor, in what is now modern-day Turkey)


Fórmula 1

Fórmula (canonical feminine)
Fórmula Un (alternative)

Formula One (discipline in motor racing)


Ibéria

reintegrationist spelling of Iberia: Iberia (a peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar)


Istambul

Istanbul (the largest city and province of Turkey)


Lácio

Lazio (an administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital)

Latium (a historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire)


Margarida

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret


Nova Hampshire

New Hampshire
New Hampshire#English:_Q759

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


Nova Inglaterra

New England (a geographic region of the northeastern United States, consisting of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)


Novo México

New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)


Santo Graal

[ˈs̺an̪.t̪ʊ ɣ̞ɾaˈɑɫ]

[ˈs̺an̪.t̪ʊ ɣ̞ɾaˈɑɫ]

[ˈs̺an̪.t̪ʊ ħɾaˈɑɫ]

(mediaeval folklore) Holy Grail (chalice used to catch Christ’s blood)


Comunidade Valenciana

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)


Paquistán

Paquistam (alternative)
Paquistão (alternative)


Graal

alternative form of graal, seen an individual item


Fórmula Un

Fórmula 1 (alternative)
Fórmula Um (alternative)


Eurovisión

Eurovision (the Eurovision Song Contest)

Eurovision (European television network)


Vázquez

From Old Portuguese Vaasquez, from Old Galician-Portuguese Veasquez, from an earlier Velasquiz, from Belasco + -ez, meaning "son/daughter of Belasco". Velasco or Belasco are Romance forms of a name in Paleo-Hispanic.
Cognate with Portuguese Vasques, Spanish Velázquez and Blázquez.

Vasques (alternative)
Vásquez (alternative)


Tíbet

Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)


Santiago de Compostela

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Santiago de Compostela.

etymon

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English:_Q14314

Santiago de Compostela (a city in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site)


Nordeste de Inglaterra

Direct translation of North East England.


Lugo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Lugo, from Latin Lūcus Augustī, founded by Augustus as capital of the Roman district of Gallaecia Lucense after the conquest of northwestern Iberia. From lūcus (“sacred wood”). Compare Portuguese Lugo, Italian Lugo (and Lucania).

inh+

Lugo (a city, the provincial capital of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)


Pontevedra

[pon̪.t̪eˈβ̞ɛ.ð̞ɾɐ]

A place name with medieval origin; from ponte (“bridge”) + vedra (“old”).

Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain)

Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)

a village in Liñaio parish, Negreira, A Coruña, Galicia


República de Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia#English:_Q221

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

(historical) Republic of Macedonia (former official name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula)


República de Irlanda

Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland#English:_Q27

Republic of Ireland (long form of Ireland: an island country in northwestern Europe)


Alsacia

Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Aviñón

Avinhom (alternative)
Avinhão (alternative)


Camberra

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)


Columbia Británica

British Columbia
British Columbia#English:_Q1973

British Columbia (a province in western Canada)


Foz

From foz (“rivermouth”), from Latin faux.

a municipality and town in Lugo, Galicia

Santa Cruz de Ribadulla
Santa Cruz de Ribadulla#English

a village in Santa Cruz de Ribadulla parish, Vedra, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Grou parish, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Ribeira parish, Crecente, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Ramallosa parish, Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia


Fondo Monetario Internacional

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund


Camões

(archaic) spelling of Camos, a parish in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia


Cao

From cao (“white-haired”), archaic form of cano, from Latin canus.


Marsella

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Marseille (the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Atalaia

the name of a number of villages throughout Galicia


Andrómaca

(Greek mythology) Andromache (the wife of Hector)

(rare) a female given name from Ancient Greek


Amadeu

a male given name, equivalent to English Amadeus


Prusia

Northeast Europe
Northeast Europe#English

(chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)

(historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)


Eo

Attested as Euue during the Middle Ages. As most Galician river names, from a substrate language. Doublet of Ove, a riverside parish.

a river in Galicia, Spain. Its estuary marks part of the border between Galicia and Asturias


Dourado

From dourado (“golden”), hence "Blonde".


Rodeiro

a town and municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

a parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia

a parish of Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Seavia parish, Coristanco, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Queixeiro parish, Monfero, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in As Enchousas parish, As Somozas, A Coruña, Galicia

San Adrao de Lourenzá
San Adrao de Lourenzá#English

a village in San Adrao de Lourenzá parish, Lourenzá, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Duarría parish, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Bexán parish, Cospeito, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Labrada parish, Guitiriz, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Lobios parish, Sober, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Abelenda parish, Avión, Pontevedra, Galicia

San Xosé de Ribarteme
San Xosé de Ribarteme#English

a village in San Xosé de Ribarteme parish, As Neves, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Taboexa parish, As Neves, Pontevedra, Galicia


Meleiro

From meleiro, from Latin mellarius (“beekeeper”).


Deportivo

Deportivo de La Coruña, a football team from La Coruña, Spain


océano Ártico

Arctic Ocean (an ocean in the northern polar regions)


océano Antártico

Antarctic Ocean, Southern Ocean (an ocean in the southern polar regions)


Mateu

a male given name, equivalent to English Matthew or Spanish Mateo

(biblical) Matthew (one of the twelve Apostles)


Séculos Escuros

Os tempos compostos que aparecen nos textos dos Séculos Escuros presentan xeralmente o auxiliar en present de indicativo (70% das ocorrencias): […]

2000, Eduardo Moscoso Mato, Os tempos compostos no galego medieval, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, page 206:

Analytic tenses that appear in texts from the Dark Centuries usually include an auxiliary for the present indicative (70% of occurrences): […]

(linguistics) the period from the 16th to the 18th century, characterised by the marginalisation of the Galician language and the diminishing of Galician literature


Antón

a male given name, equivalent to English Anthony or Spanish Antonio


Guipúscoa

Guipúzcoa (a province of the Basque Country, Spain)


Mera

Unknown. From a substrate language. Compare also Spanish Miera and Italian Mera.
It is registered also as the ancient name of a number of other rivers and rivulets throughout Galicia.

a river in Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia

Mera de Arriba (a parish of Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia)

Mera de Abaixo (a parish of Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia)

San Pedro de Mera
San Pedro de Mera#English

San Pedro de Mera (a parish of Lugo, Lugo, Galicia)

Santalla de Bóveda de Mera
Santalla de Bóveda de Mera#English

Santalla de Bóveda de Mera (a parish of Lugo, Lugo, Galicia)

Vilachá de Mera (a parish of Lugo, Lugo, Galicia)

Barcia de Mera (a parish of Covelo, Pontevedra, Galicia)

San Martiño de Calvos de Sobrecamiño#English

Muíños da Mera (a village in San Martiño de Calvos de Sobrecamiño parish, Arzúa, A Coruña, Galicia)

a village in Barcia parish, Navia de Suarna, Lugo, Galicia


RAG

initialism of Real Academia Galega: Royal Galician Academy: the principal institute responsible for regulating the Galician language. Based in A Coruña, Spain.


Mela

a diminutive of the female given name Carme


Biscaia

Biscay (a province of the Basque Country, Spain)


Tuche

From Latin Teodiscli, genitive of Teodisclus, from a Suevic and/or Gothic compound personal name, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”) and *gīslaz (“hostage”).

der

a locality in Reigosa parish, Pastoriza, Lugo, Galicia


Liga de Campións

(soccer) Champions League (the highest-level European club football tournament)


Costa

English: Costa

Spanish: Costa

name of a large number of hamlets and villages all along Galicia


Miño

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Minho, from Latin Minius, from Paleo-Hispanic, from Celtic, either from Proto-Celtic *mino- ("mild", compare Welsh mwyn, Irish mín), or from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to wander”). Compare Portuguese Minho.

inh+

Minho (a river in Galicia, Spain, and Portugal)


Miño

Attested as Miino in the 13th century, from Paleo-Hispanic.

a town and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain


Casaquistán

Cazaquistam (alternative)
Cazaquistão (alternative)

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Baiona

From Old French Bayonne, itself probably from Basque. The town was renamed in the 13th century; its earlier name was Hiriçãa or Erizana.

a municipality and town in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


Nelo

a diminutive of the male given name Manoel


Banco Central Europeo

European Central Bank
European Central Bank

European Central Bank (central bank for the European Union)


Vila

a large number of villages and parishes throughout Galicia, Spain


Viana

From Old French Vienne or Old Occitan Viana.

Viana do Bolo: a municipality and town in Ourense, Galicia, Spain


Neda

Attested as Nedda, Nebda and Nepta in Medieval Latin local deeds and charters; from a substrate language, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”).

a municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

a village in Arxemil parish, O Corgo, Lugo, Galicia

Vilariño de Neda
Vilariño de Neda#English

Vilariño de Neda (a village in Augasantas parish, Rois, A Coruña, Galicia)


Taxiquistán

Tajiquistám (alternative)
Tajiquistão (alternative)


Salgado

[s̺ɑɫˈɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]

[s̺ɑɫˈɣ̞ɑ.ð̞ʊ]

[s̺ɑɫˈħɑ.ð̞ʊ]


Davila

From da (“of the”) + any of a large number of places named Vila (“village; town”).


Varela

Dimunutive of vara. Attested since the 12th century.


Ledesma

From a local Celtic substrate language: a superlative in *-isamo- from either *ɸletos (“breadth”) or *ɸleitos (“grey”). So, either from Proto-Celtic *ɸletisamā (“the broadest one”) or from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitisamā (“the greyest one”). Cognate with Spanish Ledesma and French Louesme.

der

a parish of Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia


Saavedra

/saːˈβɛðɾa̝/

Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic *salą (“hall, house”), and vedra from Latin vetera (“old”).

a village in Dadín, O Irixo, Ourense, Galicia


Ulloa

From Latin Uliola, a diminutive, ancient name of the river Pambre, a tributary of the Ulla river.

a village in Curbián parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

Vilar de Ulloa (a village in Meixide parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia)

a village in San Breixo parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Oroso parish, Oroso, A Coruña, Galicia


Amaro

From the name of o a local saint, San Amaro, not officially recognised by the Catholic church.


Dacosta

English: Dacosta

From da (“of the”) + Costa (“costa (“slope”), but also the name of a large number of hamlets in Galicia”), from Latin costa.

compound

<i class="Latn mention" lang="gl">costa</i> (“slope”), but also the name of a large number of hamlets in Galicia


Barcia

From the older spelling of varcia (“floodplain”). Attested as Varzena in local Medieval Latin documents; ultimately from a substrate language.

a parish of Navia de Suarna, Lugo, Galicia

Barcia de Mera (a parish of Covelo, Pontevedra, Galicia)

A Barcia do Seixo
A Barcia do Seixo#English

A Barcia do Seixo (a parish of A Lama, Pontevedra, Galicia)

the name of a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia


Xiao

From Old Galician-Portuguese Juião, from Latin iūliānus.

a male given name, equivalent to English Julian


Hilario

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Hilary


Couto

a village in Mavegondo parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Meangos parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia

San Pedro de Mor
San Pedro de Mor#English

a village in San Pedro de Mor parish, Alfoz, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Frexulfe parish, O Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Mañente parish, Pantón, Lugo, Galicia

a village in O Pao parish, Gomesende, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Coruxo parish, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia


Raposo

From raposo, "fox", and hence "astute". Equivalent to English Fox.


Moscoso

From Latin muscōsum, accusative singular of muscōsus, meaning mossy. Doublet of musgoso. Early forms of the surname came in the form "Mosscosso," which supports the aforementioned origin, given it is the voicing of late Latin 's' that gave rise to the g in 'sc' clusters in Spanish and Galician (such as in musgoso). Alternatively, from mosca (“fly”) + -oso (“place with”). However, there are few, if any examples, in which Latin word-final "a" becomes "o", making this latter etymology unlikely. The surname, from a Galician Medieval noble house.

a parish of Pazos de Borbén, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Rodeiro parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Ardemil parish, Ordes, A Coruña, Galicia

Enã era de mjll et quatroçentos et saseẽta et çinquo, prendeu Vernaldo Eanes de Moscoso ao arçobispo de Santiago, don Afonso de Fonseca, eña villa de Noya, et o teuo preso dous años, pouquo mays.

1467, J. A. Souto Cabo, editor, Crónica de Santa María de Iria, Santiago: Ediciós do Castro, page 102:

In the year of 1465 Bernaldo Eanes of Moscoso captured the archbishop of Santiago [de Compostela], Don Afonso de Fonseca, in the town of Noia, and he kept him imprisoned for two year, or a little more


Bao

From Vao, from vao (“ford”), from Latin vadum.


Balboa

From Valboa, from Latin vallis bona, "Good Valley".

Valboa (a municipality of León, Castilla y León, Spain)

Valboa (a parish of Monterroso, Lugo, Galicia)

Valboa (a parish of Trabada, Lugo, Galicia)


Freire

From freire (“friar”), from Old Occitan fraire.


Taboada

From Late Latin (ponte) tabulata, "wooden (bridge)".

a town and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain

Taboada dos Freires
Taboada dos Freires#English

Taboada dos Freires (a parish of Taboada, Lugo, Galicia)

a parish of Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia

San Mamede de Ferreiros
San Mamede de Ferreiros#English

a village in San Mamede de Ferreiros parish, O Pino, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Entrecruces parish, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Paderne parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Mandiá parish, Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Bembibre parish, Val do Dubra, A Coruña, Galicia


Cambra

From Latin Calambriga. Compare Portuguese Cambra.

a village in Palmeira parish, Ribeira, A Coruña, Galicia

San Xoán do Campo
San Xoán do Campo#English

a village in San Xoán do Campo parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Frades parish, Mondariz, Pontevedra, Galicia


Veiga

From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (“fertile plain by a river”).


Castelo

the name of a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia

a parish of Culleredo, A Coruña, Galicia

Castelo de Pallares
Castelo de Pallares#English

Castelo de Pallares (a parish of Guntín, Lugo, Galicia)

Castelo de Rei (a parish of Outeiro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia)

Castelo de Somoza
Castelo de Somoza#English

Castelo de Somoza (a parish of O Incio, Lugo, Galicia)

Castelo dos Infantes
Castelo dos Infantes#English

Castelo dos Infantes (a parish of Sarria, Lugo, Galicia)


Brea

From an old spelling of verea (“road”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos (“horse”).

a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia


Portela

From portela (“mountain pass”), from Latin porta (“gate”).

A Portela do Trigal
A Portela do Trigal#English

Carballeda de Valdeorras
Carballeda de Valdeorras#English

A Portela do Trigal (a parish of Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia)

Vilamartín de Valdeorras
Vilamartín de Valdeorras#English

a parish of Vilamartín de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia

a parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia

a large number of villages all along Galicia


Somoza

Attested as Submoncia in 569 and as Somoça in Medieval Galician; from Latin sub- (“under; before”) and *montia, an accusative plural (compare Zanfoga) of a neuter form of mōns (“mountain”), so meaning "beneath the mountains".

a village in Asados parish, Rianxo, A Coruña, Galicia

A Rúa de Valdeorras
A Rúa de Valdeorras#English

a village in A Rúa de Valdeorras parish, A Rúa, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Asadur parish, Maceda, Ourense, Galicia

a parish of Pobra de Trives, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Botos parish, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia


Paes

From the former Medieval form Paaez, from Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from Paio (“Pelagius”) or directly from Pelagio and the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius". Cognate of Spanish Peláez.

Páez (alternative)
Pais (alternative)
Paz (alternative)


Sistema Internacional de Unidades

International System of Units
International System of Units


Veloso

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese veloso (“hairy”).


Sar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sar, from Medieval Latin Saris, from Sars, from Paleo-Hispanic; a root noun from the Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow”).


Sarria

Originally a hydronym; the river Sarria was already documented as Sarria in local Medieval Latin in the 8th century. From Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow”). Related to the rivers Sarre and Sar.

river in Galicia (Spain), a sub-tributary of the Miño river

a town and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Cambre

Attested as Calambre since the 10th century, in local Medieval Latin documents, and later as Caambre in Medieval Galician. From a substrate Celtic language, from a compound of *kala- (“stone?”) + the zero grade of *mrogis (“mark, territory”).

Santa María de Cambre
Santa María de Cambre#English

Santa María de Cambre (a parish of Cambre, A Coruña, Galicia)

Santa Martiño de Cambre
Santa Martiño de Cambre#English

Santa Martiño de Cambre (a parish of Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia)

a village in Cambre, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia


Manola

a diminutive of the female given name Manoela


Carmiña

a diminutive of the female given name Carme


Viveiro

a city and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Miguéns

From the medieval form Miguẽẽs, from local Medieval Latin Miguelez, from Miguel (“Michael”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Michael".

Miguez (alternative)
Miguélez (alternative)


Miguez

From the medieval form Miguees, from local Medieval Latin Miguelez, from Miguel (“Michael”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Michael".

Miguéns (alternative)
Miguélez (alternative)


Miguélez

From the medieval form Miguelles, from local Medieval Latin Miguelez, from Miguel (“Michael”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Michael".

Miguéns (alternative)
Miguez (alternative)


Vieites

From the medieval form Beeytes, from Bieito (“Benedict”) + the patronymical suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Benedict".

a surname transferred from the given name


Viéitez

From the medieval form Bieytes, from the proper noun Bieito (“Benedict”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Benedict".


Bieito

From the older Beeito, from Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed”). Cognate with Portuguese Bento, Spanish Benito, French Benoît, Italian Benedetto.

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Céltigos

From Latin Celticōs, from the local pre-Roman Celtic tribe of the Celticī Supertamarcī.

a district of the Catholic Archbishopric of Santiago de Compostela

a parish of Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia


Suevos

From Latin suēvōs (“Suebi”), from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”): probably because these places were settled by the Suebi people who established in Galicia and Northern Portugal in the 5th century.

a village in Mazaricos, A Coruña, Galicia


Casal

name of a large number of hamlets all along Galicia


Souto

From souto (“chestnut grove”), from Latin saltus (“forest”).

a large number of hamlets and villages all along Galicia

Souto de Torres (a parish of Castroverde, Lugo, Galicia)

Souto de Ferradal
Souto de Ferradal#English

Souto de Ferradal (a parish of Láncara, Lugo, Galicia)

Souto de Limia (a parish of Muíños, Ourense, Galicia)

San Cristovo de Cea
San Cristovo de Cea#English

a parish of San Cristovo de Cea, Ourense, Galicia

a parish of A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia


Páez

Paes (alternative)
Pais (alternative)
Paz (alternative)


Pais

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaez, from Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from Paio (“Pelagius”) or directly from Latin Pelagio and the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius". Cognate of Portuguese Pais and Spanish Peláez.

Paes (alternative)
Páez (alternative)
Paz (alternative)


Tambre

A hydronym, from an older Tamar, attested in Medieval Latin as Tamare and Tamara, attested in Classical Latin as Tamaris, and in Ancient Greek as Ταμάρα (Tamára). From a substrate language, probably from Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”); or alternatively from Proto-Celtic *tamo- (compare Welsh tawdd (“melts”)) or Proto-Celtic *tā-, *tāyo- (“to melt, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”), or from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥h₁-ró-, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”). See also English Thames, Tamar and German Zembs.

a river in Galicia, Spain. It flows some 125 km to the Atlantic Ocean near Noia


Támega

A hydronym, attested in Medieval Latin as Tamice. An *-ikos suffixed form, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”); or alternatively from Proto-Celtic *tā-, *tāyo- (“to melt, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”). See also Thames.
Cognate with Portuguese Tâmega.

an international river flowing 145 km from the Serra de San Mamede mountain range in Galicia, to the Douro river in Entre-os-Rios, Portugal


Támoga

A hydronym, attested in Medieval Latin as Tamega. An *-ikos suffixed form, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”); or alternatively from Proto-Celtic *tā-, *tāyo- (“to melt, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”). See also Thames.

a river flowing 25 km to the Minho river in Cospeito, Galicia


Tamuxe

A hydronym, attested in the 15th century as Tamuja. A suffixed form from Paleo-Hispanic, probably from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”); or alternatively from Proto-Celtic *tā-, *tāyo- (“to melt, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”). See also Thames.

a river flowing 15 km to the Minho river in O Rosal, Galicia


Canedo

From canedo, from Latin cannetum (“reed bed”).

A Pobra do Brollón
A Pobra do Brollón#English

a parish of A Pobra do Brollón, Lugo, Galicia

a number of villages and hamlets throughout Galicia


Pesqueira

a village in Castro parish, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Xustás parish, Cospeito, Lugo, Galicia


Navia

Attested as Navia in Classical Latin (Pliny). From a Celtic or pre-Celtic substrate language, ultimately a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”), *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”), perhaps meaning "navigable" (cf. Proto-Indo-Iranian *naHwiyás).
Cognate, among others, with the rivers Nahe ( < Nava) in Germany and Noe ( < Navio) in England.

a river in Spain. It flows for some 160 km from Galicia to the Bay of Biscay in Asturias. In Roman times it marked the boundary in between Gallaeci and Astures


Cariño

a surname deriving from the municipality


Bazar

From local Late Latin Bazari, genitive of Bazarius, probably from a Suevic personal name, a compound from Proto-Germanic *baz-, perhaps a hypocoristic form of *badwō (“fight”), and *harjaz (“army; warriot”).

a parish of Santa Comba, A Coruña, Galicia

a parish of Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Trobe parish, Vedra, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Abades parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia


Camba

From a local Celtic substrate language: from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to curve”). Compare German Chamb, a river in Germany and Czechia.

der

a river in Ourense, Galicia, which flows for some 56 km before draining into the Bibei, a subaffluent of the Minho river

an ancient county, Terra de Camba, today municipality of Rodeiro

San Xoán de Camba
San Xoán de Camba#English

San Xoán de Camba (a parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia)

San Salvador de Camba
San Salvador de Camba#English

San Salvador de Camba (a parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia)

Santa Baia de Camba
Santa Baia de Camba#English

Santa Baia de Camba (a parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia)

a parish of Castro Caldelas, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Ourol parish, Ourol, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Xuances parish, Xove, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Samarugo parish, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia


Pombo

From pombo (“wood pigeon”), from Latin palumbus.


Seoane

From Latin Sanctu Iōannē ("Saint John"), which is the name of a large number of hamlets and villages in Galicia.


Honorio

a male given name, equivalent to English Honorius


Pedro Chosco

Pedro (“Peter”) + Chosco (“having a winked eye”).

Váite d'ahí, Pedro Chosco, non m'atentes a criada, que n-a calzas nin-a vistes nin lle pagas a soldada

1886, Antonio Machado y Alvarez, Folk-lore español: Biblioteca de las tradiciones populares españolas ...:

Go away, Pedro Chosco, don't induce my maid: you don't buy her shoes, nor clothes, and you don't pay her wage


Román

From Old Galician-Portuguese Romão, from Latin Romanus.

a male given name, equivalent to English Roman


Brión

From Proto-Celtic *brigū or *brigiū , from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). The word is documented in a medieval local charter from 818 as the name of an Iron Age hill-fort. Cognate with French Brion.

a municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

a locality in Boiro parish, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia

Malpica de Bergantiños
Malpica de Bergantiños#English

a locality in Leiloio parish, Malpica de Bergantiños, A Coruña, Galicia

a locality in Roo parish, Outes, A Coruña, Galicia

a locality in Leiro parish, Rianxo, A Coruña, Galicia


Ombre

Attested in local medieval documents as Anobre, from Proto-Celtic *ɸenos (“water”) + *brixs (“hill; fort”).

a parish of Pontedeume, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Viceso parish, Brión, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Almeiras parish, Culleredo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Vilanova parish, Miño, A Coruña, Galicia

a toponymycal surname (usually spelled Hombre)


Abanqueiro

Attested in local medieval documents as Avankario, from Proto-Celtic *abankos + latin -arius, probably a cognate with Franco-Provençal avan (“osier”), from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).

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Méixamo

From a local Celtic substrate language, from Proto-Celtic *magisamo-, superlative of Proto-Celtic *magyo- (“great”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin maximus, from *magissimus, *magsimus.

a village in Queizán parish, Navia de Suarna, Lugo, Galicia


Ézaro

Attested as Santa Ougea de Esere in 1384. From a local Indo-European substrate language, from the old name of the river Xallas, documented in local Latin medieval documents as Esar; from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ish₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to strengthen, propel”). Cognate with German Isar, among other European river names.


Triacastela

From Latin tria + castella, both expressed as accusative plural, thus meaning "Three Castles".


Sandiás

Documented in 934 as Sindilanes. From Suevic or Gothic, from a genitive form of the Germanic personal name *Sinþilô or *Swinþilô. From *sinþaz (“journey”) or *swinþaz (“strong”) and the diminutive personal suffix *-ilô derived from *-ilaz.

a town and municipality of Ourense, Galicia, Spain

a village in Vilaúxe parish, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia


Randufe

From Late Latin Randulfi, genitive of Randulfus; from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Randiwulfaz, from *randiz (“shield”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Gondomar, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in As Achas, A Caniza, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Santa Comba, Santa Comba, A Coruña, Galicia


Randulfe

Documented in 1246 as Randulfi, a Latin genitive form of a Germanic composite personal name; from Suevic or Gothic, from *randiz (“shield”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Paradela, Paradela, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Árbol, Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Lamas, San Sadurniño, A Coruña, Galicia


Randolfe

Documented in 1325 as Randulfe, from a Latin genitive form of a Germanic composite personal name; from Suevic or Gothic, from *randiz (“shield”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Bermún, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia


Brandariz

Documented in 1087 as Branderici; from Late or Medieval Latin Branderici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Branderic's property"; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Branderīks, from *brandaz (“sword”) + *rīks (“king”).

a parish of Vila de Cruces, Pontevedra, Galicia

a locality in A Baíña parish, Agolada, Pontevedra, Galicia

a locality in Luama parish, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia


Brandarís

From Late or Medieval Latin Branderici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Branderic's property"; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Branderīks, from *brandaz (“sword”) + *rīks (“king”).

a village in Bardaos, Tordoia, A Coruña, Galicia


Brandufe

From Late Latin Brandulfi, genitive of Brandulfus; from a Germanic composite personal name; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“sword”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia


Gondulfe

From local Medieval Latin Gundulfi; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiwulfaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Vilapedre, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia


Vilargondurfe

From local Medieval Latin villarem Gundulfi ("Gundulf's hamlet"); from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiwulfaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Vilaboa, A Pontenova, Lugo, Galicia


Gondulfes

Attested as Gundulfis in 1132; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiwulfaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a parish of Catrelo do Val, Ourense, Galicia


Gondufe

From local Medieval Latin Gundulfi; genitive of the personal name Gundulfus, from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiwulfaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).

a village in Cristimil, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Saiáns, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia


Esmeriz

Attested in 1297 as Ermeriz; from Late or Medieval Latin Hermerici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Hermeric's property"; from Suevic (it's the same name of one Suevic king) or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Ermunarīks, from *ermunaz (“whole”) + *rīks (“king”).


Esmoriz

Attested in 1201 as Hermeriz; from Late or Medieval Latin Hermerici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Hermeric's property"; from Suevic (it's the same name of one Suevic king) or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Ermunarīks, from *ermunaz (“whole”) + *rīks (“king”).

a village in Bacoi, Alfoz, Lugo, Galicia

San Pedro da Torre
San Pedro da Torre#English

a village in San Pedro da Torre, Padrenda, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Mourentán, Arbo, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Besexos, Vila de Cruces, Pontevedra, Galicia


Esmorís

Attested in 1140 as Ermoriz; from Late Latin Hermerici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Hermeric's property"; from Latin-Suevic Hermericus, from Proto-Germanic *Ermunarīks, from *ermunaz (“whole”) + *rīks (“king”).

Cabana de Bergantiños
Cabana de Bergantiños#English

a village in Cesullas, Cabana de Bergantiños, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Berdillo, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Fisteus, Curtis, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Buscás, Ordes, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Curantes, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia


Toutón

From Medieval Latin Toutoni, genitive of a local Celtic name attested in Latin inscription, from Proto-Celtic *Toutonios or *Toutonos, from *toutā (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

a parish of Mondariz, Pontevedra, Galicia


Armariz

Attested circa 1000 as Armarici; from Late or Medieval Latin Hermerici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Hermeric's property"; from Suevic (it's the same name of one Suevic king) or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Ermunarīks, from *ermunaz (“whole”) + *rīks (“king”).

Nogueira de Ramuín
Nogueira de Ramuín#English

a parish of Nogueira de Ramuín, Ourense, Galicia

Xunqueira de Ambía
Xunqueira de Ambía#English

a parish of Xunqueira de Ambía, Ourense, Galicia


Almariz

Attested in 1065 as Armariz; from Late or Medieval Latin Hermerici, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Hermeric's property"; from Suevic (it's the same name of one Suevic king) or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Ermunarīks, from *ermunaz (“whole”) + *rīks (“king”).

Santo André de Penosiños
Santo André de Penosiños#English

a village in Santo André de Penosiños, Ramirás, Ourense, Galicia


Maceda

Attested in the 10th century as Mazaneta; from Vulgar Latin *mattianēta (“place with apple trees”).

a village in Montecubeiro, Castroverde, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Mosteiro, Outeiro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia


Felmil

Attested as Felmiri in 966, a Latin genitive of a Germanic composite personal name; from Suevic or Gothic, from *felu (“much”) + *mēraz (“excellent; famous”).


Mariñas

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin marina (“marine”).

a comarca in A Coruña, Galicia: As Mariñas


Mariñas

a surname: short from das Mariñas, "from the Mariñas"


Val do Dubra

From val (“valley”) + de (“of”) + Dubra, the name of a local river attested in medieval local documents as Dubria, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“dark water”).


Dubra

A hydronym, attested in medieval local Latin documents as Dubria, from Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“dark, water”).

a river tributary to the Tambre, in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, which flows for some 20 km


Beresmo

It is probably the same toponym attested as (castello) Berisamo in a Roman Latin inscription. A Celtic place name: from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise”) + Proto-Celtic *-isamo-, a superlative suffix.

a village in Avión parish, Avión, Ourense, Galicia


Sésamo

A Celtic place name: from Proto-Celtic *segos (“force”) + Proto-Celtic *-isamo-, a superlative suffix.

a parish of Culleredo, A Coruña, Galicia


Bamio

Documented c. 1250 as Old Galician-Portuguese Vamyo. A Celtic place name: from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“under”) + Proto-Celtic *-amo-, a superlative suffix, + Proto-Celtic *-yo-. From Proto-Indo-European *(s)úp-m̥mo- (“uppermost”): Latin summus, Sanskrit उपम (upama), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma).

Vilagarcía de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa#English

a parish of Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia

Santo Eusebio da Peroxa
Santo Eusebio da Peroxa#English

a village in Santo Eusebio da Peroxa, Coles, Ourense, Galicia


Bertamil

From Late or Medieval Latin Bertamiri, in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Bertamir's property"; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Berhtamēraz, from *berhtaz (“bright”) + *mēraz (“famous”).

a village in Entrambasaugas, Guntín, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Lobás, O Carballiño, Ourense, Galicia


Bertomil

a village in Brates, Boimorto, A Coruña, Galicia


Bertamiráns

From *Bertamiranis or *Bertamiranes, a derivative of Bertamirus, in origin a Germanic personal name, and meaning "Bertamir's property" or "Bertamir's descendants"; from Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Berhtamēraz, from *berhtaz (“bright”) + *mēraz (“famous”).

Bertamirams (alternative)
Bertamirães (alternative)

a town in Ortoño parish, Ames, A Coruña, Galicia


Moimenta

Attested as Monimenta in 958; from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens and barrows. Cognate with Portuguese Moimenta.

a village in Macenda parish, Boiro, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Milmanda parish, Celanova, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Vilela parish, Cualedro, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Traseirexa parish, Vilardevós, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Arnois parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia

a parish of Campolameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Saídres parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia


Muimenta

Attested as Monimenta in 1135; from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens or barrows.

Carballeda de Avia
Carballeda de Avia#English

a parish of Carballeda de Avia, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Salcedo parish, Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia


Mormenta

From *monmenta, from the accusative plural of Latin monimentum (“memorial, tomb”), so meaning "the tombs", in probable reference to the presence of ancient dolmens and barrows.

San Lourenzo de Trives
San Lourenzo de Trives#English

a village in San Lourenzo de Trives, Pobra de Trives, Ourense, Galicia


Cospeito

From Latin cōnspectus (“visible, distinguished”). Compare Italian cospetto.

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Santo André de Logares
Santo André de Logares#English

a village in Santo André de Logares parish, A Fonsagrada, Lugo, Galicia


Celanova

Originally, a monastery founded by Saint Rudesind in 936 in the village then named villare. From Latin cella (“cell, shrine”) + nova (“new”): "New Monastery".


Triabá

Attested as Triavada in 969; from Latin tria (“three”) + vada (“fords”), expressed as accusative plural, so meaning "the three fords".

a parish of Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Perdecanai, Barro, Pontevedra, Galicia


Compostela

Attested as Conpostella in 966, from Latin compositella, diminutive of composita (“ordered, arranged”), meaning "the (well) composed little one" vel sim.
Cognate with Spanish Compostilla.

a village in Abeancos parish, Melide, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in A Mezquita parish, A Mezquita, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Manín parish, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia


Zanfoga

Attested as Centum Foca in 897; from Latin centum (“hundred”) and *foca, an accusative plural of a neuter *focum, from Latin focus (“fire; home”), so meaning "a hundred homes". Compare Spanish Cienfuegos.

Pedrafita do Cebreiro
Pedrafita do Cebreiro#English

a parish of Pedrafita do Cebreiro, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Montemaior parish, A Laracha, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Corzón parish, Mazaricos, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Coristanco parish, Coristanco, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Armental parish, Vilasantar, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Maside parish, Sarria, Lugo, Galicia


Camouco

From Medieval Latin calamaucum, a cap, originally made in camel hide, used in the Middle Ages by bishops and the Pope, from Ancient Greek καμελαύκιον (kamelaúkion), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”).

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a village in Berbetouros parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia


Caamouco

Attested as Calamauco in 1157; from Medieval Latin calamaucum, a cap, originally made in camel hide, used in the Middle Ages by bishops and the Pope; from Ancient Greek καμελαύκιον (kamelaúkion), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”).


Estevo

13th century, from older Estevoo, from Old Galician-Portuguese Estevão, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown”). Cognate with Portuguese Estêvão, Spanish Esteban.

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

a surname transferred from the given name

(biblical) Stephen (the first Christian martyr)


Estévez

From the Medieval form Estevanez, later Estevees or Esteveez; from Latin Stephanus + the patronymical suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Stephan", and so being equivalent to English Stevenson.


Barallobre

/baɾaˈʎɔβɾe̝/

Attested in local medieval documents as Baraliobre, from a first theme related to Hispanic Medieval Latin baralia (“dispute; talk”) and a deuterotheme derived from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“fort; hill”).

a village in Bravío parish, Betanzos, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Carballo parish, Friol, Lugo, Galicia


Olveira

From Latin olivaria, so attested in 934, from oliva (“olive tree”) + aria.


Olveira

From Latin ulvaria, so attested in 1168, from ulva (“sedge”) + aria.


Entrecinsa

From Latin intercisa (“cut, divided”), so attested in 1029.

Vilariño de Conso
Vilariño de Conso#English

a village in Sabuguido parish, Vilariño de Conso, Ourense, Galicia


Cedofeita

From Medieval Latin Citofacta, from citō (“quickly; soon; early”) + facta (“made, done”). By surface analysis, cedo + feita. Compare Portuguese Cedofeita.


Cedofeito

From Medieval Latin Citofactum, from cito (“quickly; soon; early”) + factum (“made, done”).

a village in Toxos Outos parish, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia


Costoia

Attested as Custodia since 945 in local Medieval Latin documents. Together with Custoia and Costoira, from Latin custōdia (“protection, custody”), in probable reference to the ancient presence of watchtowers or guard posts. Cognate with Portuguese Custóias and Catalan Costoja.

name of a large number of hills all around Galicia

a village in Biduído parish, Ames, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Grixalba parish, Sobrado, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Lobás parish, O Carballiño, Ourense, Galicia

a village in O Couto parish, A Caniza, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Vilanova parish, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Fiestras parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Siador parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia


Prol

From prol (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin *prode (“useful”).


Forno dos Mouros

From forno (“oven”) + de (“of”) + mouros, a supernatural humanoid species, similar to goblins.

traditional name of several dolmens and megaliths (because of them resembling ovens or furnaces)


A Baña

Attested as Avania in 1153; Probably from Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).

a town and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain


A Capela

From a + capela: "The Chapel", in reference to the local church of Saint James, attested since the 10th century.

a municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain


Arteixo

Attested as Artasio in 942; from Paleo-Hispanic, perhaps from Celtic.


Bergantiños

Attested as Bregantinos since the 9th century; either from Latin Brigantīnōs (“people of Brigantium”), from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, or directly from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“king”) (compare Old Welsh brennin, brennhin).


Allariz

From Medieval Latin Aliarici, genitive of Aliaricus, from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, a compound, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz and *rīks (“king”).

a town and municipality of Ourense, Galicia, Spain

a village in San Román parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia

San Tomé de Piñeiro
San Tomé de Piñeiro#English

a village in San Tomé de Piñeiro parish, Marín, Pontevedra, Galicia


Mondariz

From Medieval Latin Munderici, genitive of Mundericus, from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, a compound, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“protection”) + *rīks (“king”).

a town and municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

a parish of Mondariz, Pontevedra, Galicia


Forcarei

From Medieval Latin Fulcaredi, genitive of Fulcaredus, from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, a compound, from Proto-Germanic *fulką (“people”) and *rēdaz (“advice”).

a parish of Forcarei, Pontevedra, Galicia


Nendos

Attested as Nemitos since the 9th century; from Proto-Celtic *nemetom, meaning either "the sanctuaries" or "the powerful/privileged ones".

an an ancient comarca in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It comprised the lands in between the rivers Mero and Mandeo


Lemos

Attested as Lemaos since the 9th century; from Latin Lemavos, a local Celtic tribe; probably from Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“elm”).


Salnés

This name is attested as Salinense at least since the 9th century; from Latin territorium Salinensem (“territory of the salt works”), from salīna (“salt pan”) + -ēnsis, because of the many salt pans established there during the High Middle Ages.


As Saíñas

From Latin salīnas (“salt pan”), preceded by the Galician definite article as.

a village in Palmeira parish, Ribeira, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Noicela parish, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Cedeira parish, Cedeira, A Coruña, Galicia

Celeiro de Mariñaos
Celeiro de Mariñaos#English

a village in Celeiro de Mariñaos parish, Barreiros, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Navia parish, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia


Baltar

From Latin Baltarii, genitive of Baltarius, from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, from a compound *Balþaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“bold”) and *harjaz (“army, warrior”).

A Pobra do Caramiñal
A Pobra do Caramiñal#English

a village in Lesón parish, A Pobra do Caramiñal, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Artes parish, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Mántaras parish, Irixoa, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Souto parish, Paderne, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Grandal parish, Vilarmaior, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in O Val parish, Narón, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Vilastose parish, Muxía, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in O Vicedo parish, O Vicedo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Brigos parish, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Damil parish, Begonte, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Belesar parish, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia

San Clemente de Cesar
San Clemente de Cesar#English

a village in San Clemente de Cesar parish, Caldas de Reis, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Castrelo parish, Cambados, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Adina parish, Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Xuntáns parish, Ponte Caldelas, Pontevedra, Galicia


O Grove

From Medieval Latin Ogrobre, from Gallaecian *Okrobris, from Proto-Celtic *okro- and *brixs (“hill, hill-fort”).

a town, municipality, and peninsula in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


Ons

The island's name is from Medieval Latin Aunes; attested by Pliny as Classical Latin Aunios, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably from Proto-Celtic *au- (“away, off”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.

an island and parish of Bueu, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


Trives

Attested as Tepores in 569 and as Tybris since the 10th century; from Latin Tibures, the pre-Latin name of a local tribe of Gallaecia, from Paleo-Hispanic.

A Pobra de Trives
A Pobra de Trives#English

a parish of A Pobra de Trives, Ourense, Galicia


Serantes

From Medieval Latin Sarantes, attested in a Roman era Latin inscription as Serante (ablative), from Paleo-Hispanic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“protect”) or *serh₃- (“to go on (hostilely)”) + the participial suffix *-nt-.

a village in Oza parish, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Moraime parish, Muxía, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Veiga parish, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia

San Cosme de Outeiro
San Cosme de Outeiro#English

a village in San Cosme de Outeiro parish, Outes, A Coruña, Galicia

Vilanova de Arousa
Vilanova de Arousa#English

a village in Baión parish, Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia


Toiberde

Bascuas 2005:55.4 proposes from PIE *tugia, 'wet spot'. Maybe related to the placename Toiverde, in As Pontes de García Rodríguez. Joseph Piel (apud Bascuas) defends from Medieval Latin Teodeberti, genitive of Teodebertus, from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, from *Þeudōberhtaz, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“nation”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).

a village in Mougás parish, Oia, Pontevedra, Galicia